Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 203, Bulls 56)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.39/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$139.39

203 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	143.11	827	28
Medium and Large 2-3	594	141.56	841	16thin
Medium and Large 1	569	141.48	805	90
Medium and Large 2	542	135.22	732	43
Medium and Large 3	544	133.75	728	26

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale203 hd

139.39

—

VA average7 barns · 1,643 hd

143.07

−3.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	165.63/cwt	165.00–166.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	931	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	451	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	758	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,251	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	913	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,223	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	874	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	632	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	649	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,200	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	868	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	138.63/cwt	131.00–140.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,013	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	732	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	135.80/cwt	131.00–136.50	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	801	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	544	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	624	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	908	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	867	6

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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